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14th December 2017

Club 5, DLF Phase 5, Gurugram, Haryana

Conference on

BUILDING LIVES BY ENSURING SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY IN GURUGRAM

DLF Foundation organised Conference on “Building Lives by Ensuring Sustainable Mobility” on 14th

December, 2017. The purpose of the Conference was to deliberate, discuss and consolidate the knowledge

and resources available for providing sustainable mobility in Gurugram.

DLF Foundation engaged with the District Administration, the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram,

Institute of Road Traffic and Education, (IRTE) and institutions such as TERI School of Advanced Studies & Management Development Institute (MDI) as knowledge partners. The Conference was attended by more than 140 participants from varied background like Professors, experts in the mobility sector, Corporate,

NGOs etc. Various Experts from abroad also attended the conference as Speakers as well as Participants.

We tied up with Rapid Metro to provide free rapid metro ride to all speakers and registered participants to

and fro the Conference. A shuttle service was also provided from Vivo sector 53-54 Rapid Metro Station to the Conference Venue.

MoU with Mobike and AB InBev were signed to make transport services in Gurugram more accessible,

affordable, and safe with healthy environment.

Mobike is owned by Beijing Mobike Technology Co., Ltd., is a fully station-less bicycle-sharing system

headquartered in Beijing, China. With Mobike’s dockless-bicycle sharing system, it offers last mile

connectivity will brace the Mass Transit system in the city. The company will position 5000 bicycle in

the city’s market areas and metro stations as a pilot project activity. In order to support the effort, DLF

Foundation will soon be launching a ‘Cyclothon’ in the month of January, 2018.

AB InBev a Belgium Beverage and Brewing Company will help in conducting Road Safety awareness programs along with identification of the hot spot for further implementation. Ben Verheart, President India, ABInBev and Ms. Catalina Garcia, Global Director Social Marketing AbInBev signed MoUs with DLF Foundation.

Another highlight of the conference was the launch of ‘White Paper’ ON Najafgarh Basin which has

been finalised. The Paper and the report has also been presented to MCG Commisioner-Gurugram and Divisonal Commisioner-Gurugram for preparation of Detailed Project Report. It has been agreed that the

government will notify the Najafgarh Basin as wetland within next 3 months. Thereafter, decision on

execution of the project will be taken.

The detailed report of the Conference along with the Concept Note, Schedule, and speaker profile, Proceedings, Newspaper Clippings and Pictures are enclosed for your information.

Preface

Building Lives by Ensuring Sustainable Urban Mobility in Gurugram 5

CONCEPT NOTE

“BUILDING LIVES BY ENSURING SUSTAINABLE

MOBILITY IN GURUGRAM”

1. BACKGROUND

Gurugram is one of the fastest growing metropolitan city in India which has witnessed

urbanization at an annual growth rate of 119% between 2001 and 2011 (Urban Mass Transit Company, 2010). Gurugram is considered as pioneer model of public private partnership in land development projects across the country. Due to proximity with

airport and National Capital Territory (NCR)- Delhi and situated right on the National Highway-8 makes the city approachable for residential, commercial and tertiary sector

industrial developments.

Gurugram’s population according to the 2011 census was approximately 15 lakhs.

However, an estimate suggest that the current population in the district is about 18 - 25

lakhs and population is growing exponentially, creating demand-supply side gap in a

major way. One of the most important concerns of this constantly increasing population

is that of increasing number of vehicles on roads, traffic congestion and lack of sustainable transport options with last mile connectivity to cater to the need of citizens.

With the population explosion in the city, the requirement for transportation has also

grown proportionally, posing serious questions before the developers and government

administration to match the infrastructural and management issues.

Traffic in Gurugram has grown at an unsustainable pace and

around 1 lakh vehicles being

registered in the city every

year. Gurugram has the highest

per capita car ownership,

almost three times of Delhi

that was earlier regarded as

the car capital of the country.

In addition, Gurugram also

registers 50,000 motor vehicles

every year which is higher than

any other cities of India. For

Building Lives by Ensuring Sustainable Urban Mobility in Gurugram6

instance, the existing car share is 24% as compared to 5% in Jalandhar, which is a city

of similar size. The car share in Gurugram is more than that of Mumbai (6%) and Delhi (13%)(Census of India, 2011). Non-Motorized transport (NMT) share of work trips that includes work trips made by walk and bicycle in Gurugram is 42%. Despite of the fact

that Ghaziabad and Faridabad has more population than Gurugram but NMT share is

lesser in Gurugram in comparison to the other two cities. This therefore, stresses on the

need of promoting eco friendly and localized transport modes for last mile connectivity.

The world has recognised the silent epidemic of road crashes and Gurugram—famous

as the land of ‘Gurujam’, with over 200 traffic deaths annually -has largely ignored road and traffic safety as pillars of sustainable development and a stepping-stone to achieving the sustainable development goals. Addition of more and more vehicle each

year is not helping the city and the residents to mitigate the problem of accessibility

rather it is creating huge hurdle in terms of lack of parking space, encroachment by

private taxi service providers, road rage instances, increasing fuel consumption leading

to health hazards and environmental issues. In February 2014, the Central Pollution

Control Board (CPCB) judged Gurugram as the most polluted amongst 28 urban centres for air pollution. The CPCB survey, found Gurugram’s air beyond ‘poor’ and into the

‘severe’ category due to high concentration of PM 2.5. The readings in Gurugram were

found to be 434 micrograms per cubic meter as against the permissible limit of 60, the vehicular pollution remaining one of the prominent contributors to the menace. The

city needs to protect the inherent strength in sustainable commuting practices – public

transport, car pool, cycling, walking, etc..

1.1 DLF Foundation’s Gurugram Rejuvenation Project and Sustainable Mobility

Since inception in 2008, DLF Foundation has been working for social issues with major focus in the areas

of education, healthcare and community development

aspects. As social arm of DLF Ltd. and group companies,

the Foundation was also taking up issues and problems

in Gurugram to bring positive change in the lives of

citizens. In similar lines, flagship programme like Cluster Development Programme and Swach Haryana Campaign were initiated which was appreciated and recognized by stakeholders. The efforts made by Foundation though

addressed the exiting problem but somehow it was not sustainable and comprehensive

as approach. Realizing this fact, DLF Foundation has made a major shift in approach

and took over the role of the catalyst and flag bearer for Gurugram under which the major issues of city like water, transportation, waste management, sustainable energy,

environment, etc has been prioritized. DLF Foundation has taken an approach which

calls for engagement of all stakeholders on the subject to understand, deliberate and

develop roadmap for a particular issue and get it implemented with Government, Other

corporate, NGOs, Institutions, etc. Initiative is named as Gurugram Rejuvenation Project

which also aims to create models for excellence for up-scaling and replication by the

larger CSR fraternity and Civil Society.


Realizing the importance of intra city transportation issue in Gurugram, DLF Foundation

has engaged with the District Administration, the Municipal Corporation of Gurugram,

Institute of Road Traffic and Education, (IRTE) and institutions such as TERI School of Advanced Studies & Management Development Institute (MDI) as knowledge partner to understand and develop detailed plan for addressing the dimensions of transportation

related concerns in Gurugram.

2. SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY

Mobility plays a central role in cities for

ensuring prosperity and social cohesion.

In highly motorised and car dependent

cities, moving people and goods has its

own impacts leading to congestion, air

pollution, noise, dust, etc. In context of

Gurugram, the problem is more concerning

due to the unexpected urban growth

coupled with lack of town planning in

early stages of city development. At

present, Gurugram is facing problem of unavailability of land for retrofitting or making changes in Transportation infrastructure vis a vis issue of coordination among different

bodies managing the city like Municipal Corporation, Government Departments and

Private Developers. The enforcement of existing transportation policies is also a grey

area which is leading to health, safety and crime related problems.

DLF Foundation recognizes the policy of “Avoid, Shift and Improve” to address the facets of Intra City Transportation in Gurugram. “Avoid” policies strategizes focus on aspects of urban planning and land use regulations, which calls for compact & green cities thus, reducing the distance between workplaces, homes, shopping and leisure activity.

“Shift” is more towards reducing vehicular use and optimization through car pooling, public transportation, vehicle sharing, etc. “Improve” strategy talks about improving and optimizing the vehicle use by making technological improvement in terms of renewable

energy, vehicle design for space and safety, etc.

DLF Foundation with the partnering organizations conceptualizes the intra city

transportation problems around two major areas – A. Accessibility and Affordability and

B. Health and Safety.

2.1 ACCESSIBILITY AND AFFORDABILITY

Gurugram’s growth as business hub in the national capital region has induced huge

population influx in the city. In contrast the up-gradation of civic amenities and facilities like public transportation, waste management, water supply, etc has not kept

pace thereby creating demand and supply gap. Accessibility to affordable, safe and

reliable transport mode for all economic section of society is a huge challenge for the

Gurugram Administration. Though the city has an exemplary Rapid Metro System, but it


is underutilized due to absence of the last mile connectivity. The city lacks the affordable

options for local connectivity and the poor enforcement mechanism allows the drivers

of auto-rickshaw to charge excessively. Cheaper options such as the Metro Feeder buses

are also not available and the private buses/shared autos are crowded, dilapidated,

unsafe and often unreliable. The number of buses run by Haryana roadways is limited

and the bus related infrastructure has to be improved extensively. This has created a

situation in which the poor, who rely majorly on the mass transport systems, do not have

access to safe, sustainable and affordable transport system.

As shown above in the graph, the public transport share in total trips is minimum (10% of total trips), while personalised mode share has 60% and walk trips constitute 30%. Non- motorized transport (NMT) trips in Gurugram is significant, but the facilities are inadequate.

The city has a wide socio-economic divide and one can see luxury cars passing by

frequently. The affluent families have more cars than members in the family. Thus, the use of personal vehicles is making enormous pressure not only on roads but also on

public spaces. It seems that the emphasis of the affluent is more on capturing spaces than sharing. In some areas of the city, autos are a part of intermediate public transport

and primary mode for last mile connectivity.

Another dimension to the problem of accessibility is the inadequate traffic management system in Gurugram. Presence of multiple authorities for different part of the city also

hinders the objectives of City Transportation Plan. Traffic related infrastructure in parts of Gurugram is managed by multiple players are making it extremely complex to manage

the overall traffic movement in the city. In many parts of Gurugram, movement of bus which is the common public transport mode is not possible. Road Design related flaws, non installation/ functioning of automated traffic management systems, inadequate deployment of traffic management personnel and poor emergency preparedness are some factors contributing to this menace.

The business locations in Gurugram are serviced by private radio taxi operators like Ola,

Uber, etc. but lack of regulations and enforcement has resulted in severe inconvenience. Such as, denial by the taxi drivers for the service at last moment and carpool encompasses too much waiting and diversions for the commuters.

2.2 HEALTH AND SAFETY

When we talk about sustainable mobility of a city like Gurugram than question of health

and On-road & Off-road safety automatically comes to mind. According to one of the article published by Hindustan Times on 7th August, 2017, the total number of deaths on

Gurugram roads in the last six years was 2,968. Of these, 2,043 were either pedestrians or two-wheeler riders.

As per a recent assessment conducted by DLF Foundation, in collaboration with Fleet

Forum, among the drivers of corporate in Gurugram, it was found that that majority of

drivers were good in driving skill but very low in the knowledge of basic traffic signs and signals. Assessment revealed that at least 25% of the drivers did not meet the normal


vision standards. Pre-screening test results shows high percentage of drivers require

more training in traffic knowledge and signs.

Health concerns are haunting in terms of extreme air pollution leading to respiratory

disease related morbidity, road accidents and absence of emergency response. No

substantial efforts are being made by the Government or the Stakeholders to reduce the health related vulnerabilities of local residents. Only one air quality-monitoring unit is

set up by the Central Pollution Control Board to assess the pollution level in Gurugram

and none of the mitigation plans are in practise at present.

As per a report titled ‘Gurugram: A framework for sustainable development’ which

was released on June 5, 2017 by Civil Society Organizations i.e. Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) and Gurugram First has clearly stated that as per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) the city’s air quality is poor. Out of all the pollutants, the suspended particulate matter (PM) 2.5 has been way above the permissible limit, which is 60 micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m³). PM2.5 is particulate matter 2.5 micrometres or less in diameter and is a major component of what constitutes air pollution. These

are very fine particles and can reside in the lungs and aggravate asthma or respiratory conditions. The elderly and children are most vulnerable to adverse effects on health

caused by PM2.5.

According to a study conducted by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), every third child in Delhi has reduced lung function and their sputum contains four times more iron-

laden macrophages than those from cleaner environments, said the report. It has been

recommended that the city should focus on vehicular emission standard and energy

efficiency to reduce air pollution. As per this study, the number of cars entering Gurugram from Delhi daily is more than three times the number of cars registered in Gurugram in

2015 and nearly 900 trucks cross the city every day.

Thousands of girls and women face obstacles in reaching their destination every month

due to unsafe public transport. Although many modes of public transport are available

in the city but none of them have been regularized to provide a safe commuting option

to women. In order to create identity as Female Friendly City, Gurugram has to develop

in a way where women’s perspectives are central to the design process, and where

women can safely access services such as healthcare, public transport, social services,

and education with the same ease and opportunity as men. So far, no significant efforts has been made on the front of transportation for female and in absence of reliable

last mile connectivity, a fear of any unfortunate incidence with female members while

commuting always hover in minds of their family. Though the private radio taxi services

has been mandated to install tracking devices and several phone based applications are

also available to observe the moment but women still feel insecure to use cabs during

late hours due to higher sexual assault cases reported in news . The situation is no

different in public buses. Women face harassment almost every day in public buses also.

Being ogled at and hearing lewd comments are very common issues faced by women

and girls while commuting. College students, who use public transport vehicles every

day, are among the worst sufferers.


Since Gurugram does not have reliable last mile connectivity and many a times, the commuters have to walk down the street hence, the installation of street lights in all

roads of Gurugram is equally needed for male and female equally from safety point

of view. Presently, less than 20% roads and streets of the city are illuminated which is

matter of concern for the district administration.

Due to safety concern, the steep decline in public transport ridership and high increase

in personal vehicle usage has increase congestion in the city. This has social, economic

and environmental impact on each and every citizen of Gurugram.

INTRODUCTION TO THE CONFERENCE

In this background, DLF Foundation understands the importance of taking up issue

of Sustainable Mobility in Gurugram as one of the thematic priority under Gurugram Rejuvenation Project. DLF along with the Expert Organizations like Institute of Road Traffic and Education (IRTE), TERI School of Advanced Studies, Management Development Institute (MDI) and knowledge partner KPMG is organizing one day Conference in Gurugram on 14th December 2017.

The Objective of the Workshops to deliberate, discuss and consolidate the knowledge

and resources available on the issue of sustainability mobility with focus on the policy of

“Avoid, Shift and Improve” and to come up with a sustainable model for Gurugram

The Conference is divided in three sessions i.e. 1st session as Introductory Session, 2nd Session on Accessibility and Affordability and 3rd Session on Health and Safety in Gurugram’s Intra-city Transportation context. The 2nd and 3rd Session will start with Theme Presentation and will have experts and experienced speakers from the sector

who will deliberate 5 key questions on the session theme. The programme will develop

the way forward in terms of White paper for a Sustainable Mobility Plan for Gurugram in line with the Haryana government’s ‘Vision 2030’ document released in 2017 (based on United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals) which also highlights the issue.

‘An inadequate public transport system has encouraged greater reliance on personal transport, which

increases congestion and slows down traffic. Ineffective transport management at a more strategic level is also lacking. This is visible in the lack of connectivity between districts by rail, traffic surveillance and insufficient traffic police personnel in the state.’


Conference on “BUILDING LIVES BY ENSURING SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY IN GUR-

UGRAM

14th December, 2017

CLUB5, DLF Phase 5, Gurugram, Haryana

Time Details Speakers/Moderator/Guest

09:30 -10:00 am Registration

10:00 -10:05 am Welcome Address Dr. Vinay Sahni, CEO -DLF Foundation

10:05 -10:10 am Inauguration by the

Chief Guest

Mr. Sudhir Krishna, IAS, Former Secretary Ministry

of Urban Development, GoI

10:10 -10:20 am Conference Background

and Context Setting

Col Prakash Tewari, ED-DLF CSR

10:25 -10:35 am Key Note by the Chief

Guest

Mr. Sudhir Krishna, IAS, Former Secretary Minis-

try of Urban Development, GoI

10:35 -10:45 am Najafgarh Basin White Paper Launch

10:45 -11:00 am Morning Tea

Session 1 (Accessibility and Affordability)

11:00-11:15 am Theme Presentation Ms. Deepti Jain, TERI School of Advanced Studies

11:15 am - 12:45

pm (5 min for

context setting by

Speakers followed by

discussion Moderat-

ed by Prof. Avanish

Kumar, Management

Development Insti-

tute)

Access to Affordable

Transportation for all

Mr. Tomojit Bhattacharya, DGM-Corporate Communi-cation, DMRC

National Policy Frame-

work for Sustainable

Mobility : Access and

Affordability

Mr. Sudhir Krishna, IAS, Former Secretary Ministry

of Urban Development, GoI

Smart and Connected

Mobility for the Future

Mr. Vinay Kumar Singh, Managing Director, Nation-

al Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC).

Sustainable Public

Transportation in Gur-

ugram

Mr. Rajiv Banga, CEO, Rapid Metro, Gurugram

Accessibility for Differ-

ently abled

Mr. Vikash Prasad, Director, Ministry of Social Jus-

tice, GoI

Smart Bike share is the

key to sustainable mo-

bility in Gurugram

Mr. Vibhor Jain - CEO Mobike India

Shared Transport Op-

portunity in Gurugram

Mr. Arun Bhati, CEO,

O-Rahi

12:45-01:30 pm Open Plenary Moderator, Prof. Avanish Kumar, Management De-

velopment Institute


01:30-01:45 pm Signing of MoU

*Mobike

*AB InBev

01:45 to 02:30 pm Lunch

Session 2 (Health and Safety)

02:30 - 02:45 pm Theme Presentation

Mr. Vibhor Jain - CEO Mobike India on Health

Mr. Paul Jansen, ED, Fleet Forum, Netherlands on

Safety

02:45- 04:15 pm

(5 min for context

setting by Speakers

followed by discus-

sion Moderated by

Mr. Paul Jansen, ED,

Fleet Forum)

Perspective on Urban

Mobility: Health & Safe-

ty (15 min)

Dr. Dinesh Mohan, Ex – Prof., IIT Delhi

Global Perspective on

Creating Safer Roads

and Healthier People

through Public-Private

Partnership

Ms. Catalina Garcia, Director, Social Marketing and

Social Norms, AB InBev –USA

Safe Driving: Safe City Mr. Paul Jansen, ED, Fleet Forum, Netherlands

Urban Transport and

Environment Sustain-

ability

Mr. J.B. Sharma, Haryana State Pollution Control

Board

Vehicular Pollution

and Impact on Citizens’

Health

Dr. Himanshu Garg, HoD – Respiratory Critical

Care, Artemis Hospital

Green Highways as a

measure for Road Safety

Mr. Anuj Sharma, Green Highways Division, NHAI,

MoRTH, GoI

04:15 to 4:45 pm Open Plenary Moderator (Mr. Paul Jansen ED, Fleet Forum)

04: 45-04:50 pm

Concluding Remarks &

Vote of Thanks Col Prakash Tewari, ED, DLF CSR Ms. Mamta Malik,

DLF Foundation

04: 50 onwards High Tea


CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

1. SESSION – 01: ACCESSIBILITY AND AFFORDABILITY

1.1 Dr. Vinay Sahni CEO DLF Foundation

Dr. Sahni explained the conceptual framework the intercity transportation of Gurugram around two major areas that is accessibility and affordability and health and safety. He

ideated that mobility plays an important role for prosperity and social coherent of a city

dominated by motorized vehicles, which has led to the congestion and air pollution.

In the context of Gurugram he added that the problem is very acute because of the

¬unexpected urban growth due to lack of urban planning in the early stages. Based on

the registration of property, he claimed that Gurugram has the highest per capita part

ownership almost three times of Delhi, which earlier was regarded as the car capital of

the country. This is the only serious problem before the government and developers in

terms of lack of parking spaces, encroachment by taxi service operators and increasing

fuel consumption leading to health hazard and environmental issues.

He further stated that the influx of huge population every year in Gurugram requires an up gradation of amenities like public transportation, solid waste management,

water supply, power supply etc. At the end he recommended the integration of various

authorities to work on a single urban issue.

1.2 Col. Parkash Tewari Executive Director, CSR, DLF Foundation

The event commenced with a contextual understanding of the framework for the

workshop and setting up the theme for the further proceedings. Col. Parkash Tewari gave

a brief insight on ‘Gurugram Rejuvenation Project’, while highlighting various issues

associated with the planning and development process. The city of Gurugram, regaled

various infrastructure and services issues, such as traffic congestion, public transport, unplanned drainage systems leading to flooding, depletion of ground water table, erratic electric supply, inadequate waste management system, absence of streetscaping,

and social infrastructure. Col. Tewari suggested the need of implementing the smart city

planning parameters to make the cities more compact, green and efficient. He explained the major objective of the workshop as a integrated approach with all the stakeholders

and multiple institutions. In addition, he reflected on economic and affordability


pattern of the citizens to set up a transportation scenario and its future projection. As

recommended by Col. Tewari, awareness programs should be launched with respect to

road safety issues.

On the issue of sustainable urban mobility, Col. Tewari emphasized on Transit Oriented

Development practices, as an intrinsic part of the development process. He further

elaborated with an example of Kochi Metro which adopted multi-modal system for universal accessibility and affordability. The proposal gained fiscal benefits through collaboration with public and private agencies.

1.3 Dr. Sudhir Krishna IAS, Former Secretary, Urban Development, GOI

Dr. Sudhir Krishna started the panel discussion with the focus on ‘public rights’ and universal access to the public properties and services. He brought the attention towards

the physically disabled commuters and explained the importance of retrofitting the vehicles for accessing the public infrastructure. Dr. Sudhir Krishna further talked about the National Transit Oriented Development Policy, which encourages accessibility

in terms of mix land use arrangements and multi modal integration. He also stated

that elderly people will cannot move out of their homes transportation is not safe or

affordable, serving that as an incentive to formulate a workable strategy. The purpose of

providing the bus services at affordable prices is to attract huge users and also providing

an employment opportunity for drivers and conductors.

He further suggested that lack of integration of different service providers is a big

challenge for accessible transportation therefore as a recommendation all mass modal

providers should combine together and make the fair cards common would be a better

help.

1.4 Dr. Deepty Jain Faculty, TERI School of Advance Studies, New Delhi

Dr. Deepty Jain, gave a thematic presentation, on sustainable mobility in Gurugram.

The first session commenced with the brief introduction about the accessibility and affordability. Dr. Deepty Jain took the opportunity of explaining the need of transport

infrastructure for all the income groups of the society. She explained the distinction between the active car users and the public transport users and also expressed concern

about how to keep moving the car users towards more sustainable transport system in

future. She elucidated the term ‘Accessibility’ as distance covered per person to travel or access the different modes of transportation. The presentation revealed that the current

scenario of the provision of services by the development authorities and government

highlighting the availability of various modes of transport. She further added that Lower income groups are sole sufferers due to inaccessible modes of transportation, concluding

that transportation system should only be accessible but affordable to all the economic

classes of the society.


Narrowing the presentation down to Gurugram City, Dr. Jain explained the modal share

for the city and gave the figures based on census. While there exists disparity in rural areas of Gurugram, in urban areas of the city, the car share is as high as 30%. She stated that transport in most of the megacities of India is actually sustainable as major

proportion of public is traveling in public transport. Further she explained nature of

trip lengths and trip length distribution in Gurugram City with respect to modal share

distribution and hence coming to a conclusion that Non Motorized Traffic is considered for shorter trips and for longer trips motorized vehicles are dominating because of the

comfort level of the users as well as the affordability factor. In Gurugram people does

not prefer the last mile connectivity as an option as they are not comfortable with mode

change for their work trips. Hence, there is a need to make people aware for using the

resources in a sustainable manner.

Taking over the affordability concern, Dr. Deepty Jain stated that in Gurugram, the

combination of travelling through Delhi Metro, Rapid Metro and Auto is not affordable

for lower income groups and only 18% of the people can afford it. Amongst this small

group of 18% people, one personal per household, end up paying the 20% of the income

on travel. In conclusion Dr. Jain recommended urban areas should be designed as per

accessibility and affordable by giving solution towards walkable zones along with the

NMT provision. Hence strategies for integrating all the transportation modes is needed

and it is essential to encourage small trips in Gurugram.

1.5 Mr. Tomojit Bhattacharjee Deputy General Manager, Corporate Communication, DMRC

Mr. Tomojit Bhattacharya commenced the session on affordability and accessibility

by keeping their strong point of view in favor of sustainable mobility. He stated that

accessibility and affordability cannot be discussed in isolation without the third main

aspect that is sustainability. In India’s urban context, usage of public transportation

in terms of the public buses, has been accessible as well as affordable and counts to

a large number of users. Further he stated that the cities need to have an urban mass

transit system, which should suffice all the three aspects of accessibility, affordability and sustainability. In order to achieve these three goals, we need some strong strategic

framework for ease of working. He quoted the success of DMRC (Delhi Metro) and stated stated that he had witnessed the growth of metro covering the above three major

parameters of transportation. Mr. Bhattacharya reflected on the success of the Delhi Metro, by stating “that today we have ten cities in India who are operating the mass

transit systems, with minimal dependency on public vehicles by the citizens/commuters.”

He further explained that based on modal shift of the passengers, every strata of the

society must able to afford the transport system. He established that some of the new

station in Delhi Metro have been designed with multimodal integration facilities as well

as ensuring the universal accessibility. He comprehended that Delhi Metro is currently

serving 164 Metro stations and 90 more stations would be added in the coming year. For Delhi Metro, there are 300 feeder buses in 42 routes for last mile connectivity. Also

there is a proposal for common mobility cards for DTC and DMC. From 2015 to 2016, use


of Delhi Metro has witnessed a reduction in number of cars on road from approximately

four lakhs to six lakhs cars per day and this reduction is expected to reach seven lakh cars

per day by year 2018.

In conclusion he recommended that cities need to ensure that every location has

intermittent connectivity and also to ensure that all the cities meet the universal

accessibility norms and standards. Last mile connectivity is to be ensured for the nearby

locations.

1.6 Mr. Vikas Prasad Director, Ministry of Social Justice, GOI

Mr. Vikas Prasad commenced the session by explaining the facts and figures on accessibility for differently abled. Throwing some positive light on the issue he stated

that 25-30 % of the people are getting advantage from the differently abled provisions

given in few areas. A different department has been in place and according to the census

data 2.5% of total population of India counts under the differently abled. Hence there is

a need for this population to be able to access all the areas.

Considering the public policy with respect to accessibility, Mr. Vikas Prasad further stated

that incisiveness being a vital component in the mobility sector. In order to take care of

differently abled people, authorities cannot provide separate infrastructure in lieu of

integrating the facilities in the existing public infrastructure. He presented his contradictory

views on Person With Disability Act, 1995, which stated that the act recommended the

authorities for providing seperate infrastructure for disabled people, which was later

resolved with the amendment made in 2016. The amendment made, is inclusive in nature and if any person fails to access the areas then the Act mandates the concerened

person can reach out to the authorities and can give suggestions for improvement. He

concluded, with the recommendation that the entire new infrastructure should be as per

standards and accessibility norms for universal accessibility.

1.7 Mr. Vibhor Jain CEO, Mobike India

Mr. Vibhor Jain commenced the panel discussion by elaborating the meaning of ‘Smart’ in terms of accessibility, affordability and availability. He established that smart comes from

various perspective, amongst the above three mentioned parameters. The explained his

new venture for “bicycle sharing system: a dockless approach”, where bicycles (Mobike) comes with the GPS sim inside the bikes that helps in tracking real time reallocation of demand and supply.

He further stated that using the data, generating from the usage pattern of bikes helps

in the policy-making governance. Mobike India closely works with city planners and

share data coming from bike systems. It also helps the metro and bus authorities in

better planning of the future expansion and hence giving importance to data based

planning. Explaining the matter with a user perspective in terms of accessibility, safety and affordability, he added that as city planners and urban mobility planners, we are

more focused on mass transit system and we tend to miss out the linkages comes along


with it. The challenge with the usage of pilot project of Mobikes is the scale for an area

based on the reliability part of the users.

Considering the case of Gurugram, he stated that there is no accessibility pattern for

short term trips therefore focus is on rapid metro and long distance commuting. Hence

coming to the conclusion on the modal choice, addresses the need of short trips therefore

conceiving the idea of smart bikes. His idea of smart bikes explained the concept of the

last mile connectivity along with the suitability of short trips. At the end he recommended

to focus on NMT keeping in mind the long trips as well as short trips.

1.8 Mr. Rajiv Banga CEO Rapid Metro, Gurugram

Mr. Banga explained the working of pedestrian mode of commute, the influence zone being half of kilometer. Considering the mass transit system, he added that if all the

stations have feeder services available at the evacuation, then the system could have

been declared as efficient. Hence in a smaller way, there is a need to deal with the situation in an inclusive manner, for instance the provision of e-rickshaws and shuttles.

The strategy states that rightfully providing the services would enable people to make

the transitions.

Hypothetical responses can be adopted to increase the scale of e-rickshaws by

coordinating with corporate foundations and hence to reach a sustainable solution, a

scale and synergy of like-minded entities is required. Rapid metro have a proposal for

the elderly people to provide some incentives in terms of some offers for travelling.

Mr. Rajiv Banga has recommended of gathering all the stakeholders and entities and

working for a better and brighter future of Gurugram.

1.9 Mr. Arun Bhatti Co-founder O-Rahi

Mr. Arun Bhatti started at the panel discussion with a concern that within the various

transport users the people are not in favor of changing the transport mode twice or thrice

depending upon trip lengths. O-Rahi was founding 2013 keeping in mind the people

who are travelling from home to office everyday which count about 5.4 million people in Delhi NCR only in corporate world and 75% of the people use cars driven by single

person everyday. He further stated the example of market research in four countries i.e.

in Sweden, Vietnam, India and Ukraine on the behavior of people not in favor of car-pooling. The four parameters came out of the research i.e. accessibility, affordability,

flexibility and security. Hence before launching the O-Rahi, the O-Rahi team improvised upon these four parameters.

The results included the same route car-pooling and the maximum walk is up to 200m.

He mentioned that O-Rahi crossed 9 million rides in November, which is equivalent to

25 million km, and as a result the people are travelling in car-pooling for average 25 km

and saving around 200000 trees and that amount of GG emissions are saved. Further in

the recommendation section, he stated that there is a need for separate lane of Heavy

Duty Vehicles.


PRESENTATIONS FOR SESSION 1


2. SESSION – 02 : HEALTH AND SAFETY

2.1 Mr. Vibhor Jain CEO Mobike India

Mr. Vibhor Jain commenced the theme presentation by explaining the two sides of

mobility i.e. health and safety. The health benefits can be realized only if travel involved a certain amount of physical activity. Various researches from IIT Delhi and IIT Kanpur have conveyed viewpoint on vehicular therefore we can say that we have enough information

to prove the point. Health with respect to urban mobility can be explained in terms of air

pollution, noise pollution and road traffic injury.

Mr. Jain further added that vehicular pollution is contributing to the ozone depletion,

black smoke in air of PM 2.5 and also the nitrogen dioxide. Constructions work and noise

from machines and crowd are the real threats of noise. He explained the road safety

concern as the compounded effect going from bad to worse including the premature

deaths and health impacts. Road injuries are the life long impact and two wheelers have

the highest percentage for deaths because of accidents. Based on the real time analysis

for Gurugram done by the DLF Foundation, some of the air monitoring stations has been

installed within the city. Further he recommended that there is a need of short-term

implementable measures for air, noise and road injury.

2.2 Mr. Paul Jansen ED, Fleet Forum Netherlands

Mr. Jansen commenced the session by introducing the fatality rates and the road traffic injuries of India globally and the figures says that globally 11.5% of the road fatalities are in India and talking about the vehicles then India owns globally 1.80% of the vehicle

share. Census says that India spends 3.32% of its total GDP in road traffic injuries.

He further stated that there is a need for traffic management, safer roads and mobility, safer vehicles, safer road users and post crash responses with a vision of road safety

with commitment on the highest level of government. A recommendation came up

on strengthening of road safety management system including capacity building and

knowledge transfer among the various actors.

Mr. Jansen stressed on creating reliable accidental data collection system and setting of

ambitious targets and use of safety performance indicators to monitor progress to these

targets.

2.3 Dr. Dinesh Mohan Distinguishes Professor, Shiv Nadar University $ Honorary Professor, IIT Delhi

Dr. Dinesh Mohan commenced the session with a perspective on future mobility in terms

of health and safety highlighting the issues on road safety. He elaborated on the major

issue: speed, which explained the proportional relationship of speed and deaths. For

instance, as per the research conducted by him, suggests that with every 1% increase

in speed, death rate is increased by 3%. He reasoned all the numbers mentioned in the


census and records addressing the fatalities and accidents are wrong because many of

these issues do not get registered with the authorities. According to Dr. Mohan, villagers

are more accurate in providing the safety measures in their respective areas by putting

the speed breakers on village roads.

Since motorcycles in India kill 20% of the pedestrians therefore for instance solution for motorbikes should be wearing of helmets. He states that implementation of the rules

is accounted for the state government hence its states’ duty to enforce the traffic rules on people. Adding to this he added that on April 19, 2017 the new state’s rule allowed

motorbikes to keep the headlights on during the day time. The first country to come up with the law was Malaysia, he added.

Dr. Dinesh Mohan suggested that there is a need to work on three parameters together

for better planning, safety and public transport. People should be made to believe as their

responsibility towards the city and shaping it the way they want to live. He recommended

that guidelines for designing the streets should promote walking, bicycling, mixed land

uses, junctions on every 300m, removing the boundary walls, smooth footpaths etc. Dr.

Mohan discourage the use of private transport and hence suggested to enforce rules on

private transport such as making 15-20 km/h as the average car speed, no provision for

parking at work places and reducing the public transport fares as Rs 1/km as is the case

with motorcycle users.

2.4 Ms. Catalina Garcia Director Marketing and Social Norms

Ms. Catalina Garcia commenced with the vision of road safety as a multi causal problem

and a responsibility of all. She explained the pilot projects her organization is running with seven different counties under public private partnership and how they are willing

to be connected with the city of Gurugram for road safety awareness programs.

It is established that social and economical development depends upon on transportation

networks, hence there is a need to ensure the road safety of the users and spread

awareness to the people is the foremost job before taking any further step. The

improvement of the situation depends on all the key stakeholders and entities to reach

on a final decision. She suggested that the very first step to work upon is identifying the hot spots and then collecting the data from those areas to understand the depth of

the problem. The examples from Brazil and China have proved the success of their pilot

projects and awareness programs, reducing the reduced number of road fatalities. At

the end Ms. Catalina Garcia suggested the integration of all the entities and leading to

a safer areas for all the users.

2.5 Mr. Anuj Sharma Green Highways Division, NHAI, MoRTH, GOI

Mr. Anuj Sharma started the panel discussion with introduction to the road models. The aspects on road accidents air pollution seems disconnected but if one look into it in a

combined way then it is understood that the underlined solution lies in proper planning


to avoid the accidents. He claims that ministry has adopted measures to control the air

pollution as well as the road fatalities and in last two years there has been a reduction

in road accidents by 4-5 %, however the number of deaths have been increased.

Advance traffic management techniques and solution to the air pollution such as local transportation of material has led to a 20% decrease in the carbon emissions.

He emphasize the encouragement to the public transportation of decrease the carbon

emissions in the atmosphere. The second idea is to cover all the highways as green

corridors with plantation for which ministry has a policy. By this means the air pollution

can be controlled at source to some part. A research has explained that if roads can be

covered with tree avenues, it lead to decrease in the driver fatigue hence leading to

the less road accidents. Reverting to the question asked from the audience, Mr. Anuj

Sharma stated that change management is not a good option for India, as people do not believe in self-improvement. Therefore a strategy is needed above that level. To sum up,

Mr. Anuj Sharma recommended the plantation and making the green corridors for road stretches.

2.6 Dr. Himanshu Garg HoD Respiratory Critical Care, Artemis Hospital

Dr. Garg commenced the panel discussion with respect to the nature of acceptance of

the calamity and responsiveness with various users. He further stated that there are

huge consequences on human health because of the pollution and hence there are

hardly any facilities to change the human behavior. Dr. Garg added that in India we have

almost all the medical facilities available with us so it’s just the people who need to have

a behavioral change to accept the calamities and the behavioral change is one thing,

which is needed for each and every age group.


PRESENTATIONS FOR SESSION 2


3. KEY RECOMMENDATIONS

i. An integrated multi-sectorial approach towards planning and implementation of transport

policies and programs involving all levels of decision-making and multiple stakeholders

should be undertaken, which could also include the set-up of inter-ministerial working

groups on transport.

ii. Provision of universal accessibility for the areas in terms of multi modal integration and

also the mix land use arrangements.

iii. Transit Oriented Development planning practices is to be made inclusive by making

the transit corridors accessible to the user zone and promotion of last mile connectivity

through multimodal integration.

iv. Conducting road safety awareness programs in some of the selected hotspot areas of

Gurugram and making people aware of its consequences. Hence by conducting the

baseline surveys for the area and creating the before and after scenario to study the

decrease in the fatalities.

v. With the idea of discouraging the private transport, rules are to be enforced on the users

and encouraging the integrated urban design strategies, making neighborhood areas

accessible and walkable.

vi. Introducing green patches and corridors on the national highways and the high traffic roads.

vii. Introducing a separate lane for heavy-duty vehicles on roads to minimize the road fatalities.

viii. New infrastructure should be well integrated and updated to the new standards for

accessibility and affordability.

ix. A behavioural change is required to provide mobility with respect to health and safety

and the young generation should be on priority for awareness about protecting the

environment.

x. Promoting the use of non-motorized transport in a more focused way by keeping in mind

the long trips as well as the short trips.

xi. To make the area more accessible and affordable by giving solution towards walk able

zones and integration of all the transportation modes are needed and also the essential

encouragement to the short trips in Gurugram.

xii. The further development of GHG assessment methodologies will require considerable

improvements in the availability and quality of transport data especially the numbers

of vehicles and their activity patterns therefore additional investments in data collection

and data management systems are required.

xiii. Endorse the need for indicators of sustainable transportation as a significant element in comprehensive transportation planning.

xiv. Carrying out pilot projects to reduce freight traffic load at peak times and testing a dynamic model for parking charges with benefits for vehicles with alternative drive systems.


SPEAKERS’ PROFILE


Dr. Vinay Sahni

Chief Executive Officer, DLF Foundation

DLF Ltd.

Noted bureaucrat Dr. Vinay K. Sahni, is an alumnus of University of Delhi – from where he pursed M.A. Later, he did his Ph.D. with a thesis on “A Critical Review of Institutional Financing of Small Scale Industries.” Before joining the most-esteemed Civil Services in 1981-batch, he had also done his MBA. He had served in various capacities ranging from Deputy Secretary to Additional Secretary in the Government of India, besides working with the Govt of NCT of Delhi.

Holding important posts in six Central Ministries i.e. Ministry of Surface Transport, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Overseas Indian

Affairs, Dr. Sahni had always shown his primary concern with formulation and implementation of various policies/programs within the allocated resources, providing improvisations, imparting

creativity/dynamism and injecting new ideas.

With a professional experience of 32 years his strong eye towards perfection and excellent

administration skills has made him a winner. With his unmatched understanding & knowledge, Dr. Sahni has become a true leader and an indispensable source.


Col. Prakash TewariExecutive Director, CSRDLF Ltd.

Col Prakash Tewari (Retd) is the, Executive Director - CSR of DLF Ltd. Prior to this he was the Executive Vice President, CSR and Education of Jindal Steel and Power Limited and Head CSR, Rehabilitation and Resettlement of Tata Power Company Limited. He has been Heading the CSR activities of these Companies in Asia, Africa, Middle East and Australia Continent. He has been awarded the United National Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) - 2005 award for distinguished Professional Leadership and personal commitment to programs in Asia and Government appreciation

letter for exemplary work in conflict areas.

He was the Vice President and Board of Global Alliance for Disaster Reduction, USA and Member Working Group Indian Ocean, University of Melbourne, Australia. He was also the Consultant with High Powered Committee of India for making the National Disaster Response Plan and Member for

formulating “Disaster Management Plan” for various states. He was the Chairman of CSR Committee of Bombay Chambers of Commerce and Industry and Ministry representative in the National Board

for Wild Life, Indian National Trust for Arts and Cultural Heritage and National Afforestation Ecology Board.

Since the last twenty six years, he has been working actively in the field of Disaster, Conflict, Environment and Natural Resource Management. He has executed projects on Bio Diversity Conservation, Waste Land Development, Ground Water Rejuvenation, Rain Water Harvesting etc.

He has also executed ecological projects in Himalayas for Himalayan Environment. One of his success stories has been Construction of Water Grinding Machines and Micro Mini Hydel Projects in interior

and remote villages of Northeast, India and providing electricity to 275 villages.

He was nominated by Rotary International and Rotary Foundation for Rotary Peace and Conflict Studies Program from Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. A motivational speaker, he addresses number of Universities all over the World, conducts Business Development workshops in Asia, Africa and Middle East and sits on the Board of various National, International and Non Govermental Organisations and Universities. His case studies are available in Harvard Business School, IIM Bangalore, Yale University, European Case Clearing House etc.

He has just published his first book on Leadership Development “Bunker to Bliss” which is his spiritual journey in understanding the concept of ‘Unlimited Liability’ and retrospection on the meaning of life and duty.


Mr. Vinay Kumar SinghManaging Director

National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC)

Indian Railway Officer Vinay Kumar Singh is the Managing Director of National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC). Prior to this appointment, he was the Chief Executive Officer of High Speed Rail Corporation Limited, New Delhi, from November 2013 to July 2016. He has also worked as Group General Manager in Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (RVNL), a railway PSU involved in the study of high speed rail corridors, Executive Director at the Ministry of Railways – Govt. of India, Director at Indian Railways. He pursued his M.Tech in Civil Engineering from IIT Delhi and BE in Civil Engineering from Motilal Nehru Institute of Technology. He is currently undertaking design, construction, operation and maintenance of Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) in the National Capital Region (NCR) zone.


Dr. Deepti JainFaculty, TERI School of Advance Studies

Mrs. Deepty Jain holds M.Plan in Infrastructure planning from CEPT University, Ahmedabad and M.Sc. in Urban Development and Management from ITC, Netherlands. She has submitted PhD Thesis in Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi on low carbon mobility planning in Indian cities. Mrs. Jain is a faculty member of M.Tech Urban Development and Management in Department of Energy and Environment, TERI School of Advance Studies. She has wide range of publications in the areas of urban development, sustainable mobility and socio-environmental impacts. Earlier, she was employed as Project Scientist at Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Programme (TRIPP), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi.


Mr. Tomojit BhattacharjeeDeputy General Manager

Corporate Communication

DMRC

Tomojit Bhattacharjee, currently working as Deputy General Manager in the Corporate

Communications department of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has about 14 years of experience in

the field of media and communications. Having started his career as a journalist with the Press Trust of India (PTI), New Delhi, Mr. Bhattacharjee also worked with the Public Relations department of NTPC Limited before joining DMRC where he is a part of the core media relations and strategy team.

Mr. Bhattacharjee has done his doctorate in the sphere of new media and its potential as a public

relations tool in the public sector. In DMRC, he is primarily responsible for content generation,

management of the Delhi Metro Museum besides media handling and strategies.


Mr. Sudhir KrishnaIASFormer Secretary, Urban DevelopmentGovernment of India.

Dr. Sudhir Krishna, Former Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India, has joined the Governing Council of IMRT as the Honorary Chairman. A former bureaucrat, Dr. Krishna was the belongs to the Karnataka Cadre of IAS (1977 Batch). He was Additional/Special Secretary in the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India prior to taking over as the Secretary of Min. Of Urban Development.

Dr. Krishna also served as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Fertilizers and in the Central Finance Commission, Senior Deputy Director in the LBS National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, Principal Secretary, Public Works, Ports & Inland Water Transport, Karnataka, Metropolitan Commissioner, Bangalore, Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, Karnataka, Divisional Commissioner, Gulbarga, Chief Secretary, Dharwar Zilla Parishad, Deputy Commissioner, Dakshin Kannada (Mangalore), Director of Sugar, Karnataka, etc. He holds a Master Degree in Physics from Banaras Hindu University, another Master Degree in Public Management from the Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburg (USA) and PhD in Public Finance from the Centre of Federal Studies, Jamia Hamdard, Delhi.


Mr. Rajiv BangaCEORapid Metro, Gurugram

Mr. Rajiv Banga is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer at IL&FS Rail Ltd (IRL). He has well over 30 years of multi-facetted, multi-locational work experience in various leadership

positions of operational, general & senior management. This includes: 27 years work experience with Hindustan Lever Ltd (HLL) - now HUL, a leading MNC, with experience spanning across Project Management, Manufacturing operations, Supply Chain & Technology.

Having started as a Management Trainee, he has handled various project engineering, project

management & factory management assignments followed by leadership roles as Technical Director for the Fertiliser & Chemicals subsidiary Hind Lever Chemicals Limited and finally as Vice President (Engineering) for HUL for over 5 years giving oversight to the entire capital investment program of HUL.

Before taking charge of Rapid Metro as MD & CEO, he has been working with IL&FS for over 5 years as MD & CEO of Mangalore SEZ Ltd. (MSEZ), a company co-promoted by IL&FS, ONGC & Govt. of Karnataka in PPP format, developing a “multi-product” SEZ at Mangalore

Spread over 1630 acres in the first phase, MSEZ has been developed as an industrial park in the SEZ format, focussing on petrochemical, specialty chemicals and allied industries with a project outlay of Rs 1700 crores. The project envisaged the entire gamut of activities spanning across Land

acquisition, Rehabilitation & resettlement, Infrastructure development, Marketing, Operation & maintenance in developing an industrial cluster. Infrastructure development has been substantially

completed with investments in units worth USD 1.6 Bln already in place and over 75% land already leased/ utilised.

Mr. Banga has with him abundant knowledge and expertise of leading & developing a wide canvas infrastructure development project in the PPP format as well as a track record of timely execution of

projects with focus on cost, safety & quality. Mr. Banga holds a degree of B.E. (Hons), Mechanical Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani


Mr. Vibhor JainCEOMobike (India)

Vibhor Jain is the Chief Executive Officer of Mobike in India – world leader in Smart Bike Sharing and also on the Board of Atlanta Healthcare, India’s leading air quality management company.

A technocrat to the core Vibhor was the founding Member of the Government & Public-Sector consulting team of EY focusing on large transformation projects in the taxation, Aadhaar, Mega events, financial inclusion and Health domains. In his last role at EY, Vibhor was an Executive Director leading the National ID, Financial Inclusion and Health Technology advisory practice for EY.

Way back in 2010 when air pollution was the last topic in anyone’s mind, Vibhor co-founded Atlanta

Healthcare which today is India’s leading air quality management company. He over the years has

established Atlanta Healthcare as a niche company that focuses comprehensively on issues around

air quality (from monitoring to improvement) which has become the unique selling proposition of the brand.

Working on the sustainability and urban mobility agenda Vibhor is currently helping global Bicycle

sharing company Mobike launch and set-up operations in India


Mr. Arun BhatiCo-founder

O-Rahi

Mr. Arun Bhati is a Post Graduate from IIM Calcutta and an MANIT Computer Science Engineer with 18+ years of experience. He has been recognized as one of the top 100 tech personalities of India

by Exhibit magazine. Before Orahi, Arun was heading global operations for tendering offshoring for Ericsson Global Services. Arun has also led sales and operations for Ericsson’s Industry & Society unit with areas like Intelligent Transport Systems and Smart cities. Always with an entrepreneurial mind set, Arun and has built multiple new businesses like Mobile Advertising, Cloud solutions,

Application Stores, Location Based Services and Mobile Money. Arun’s high concern about the increased pollution levels and its direct impact on the health made him work on this solution. “We

need to provide a pollution free environment to our next generations and they deserve it”


Prof. Avanish KumarPublic Policy and Governance

Management Development Institute (MDI)

Prof. Kumar explores questions at the intersection of policies and practice that promote sustainability, inclusion and participation in organisations and society. In his over two decades of experience, he

brings experience of working with NGOs, government, corporate houses and academic institutions.

Prof. Kumar work revolves around mainstreaming marginalised through citizen centric governance, sustainable models of rural livelihoods/social entrepreneurship and designing corporate social

responsible practices to promote sustainable partnership between company-community for long

term solutions. The common endeavour in his work is to create operational directions/solutions to

real-world problems by bridging theoretical and conceptual understanding in the field. His current research interest is to establish interplay between identity, income and insecurity in the context of

empowerment

Before joining Management Development Institute, Gurgaon in 2006, he served as a faculty for a brief period in TERI University. At Development Alternatives (DA) he undertook several assessments, including Asia Pacific Programme Capacity 21 (UNDP), designed Process Monitoring System for World Food Programme, India and authored chapters in the State of Environment-South Asia (UNEP); Prior to DA, he worked at IPE (Enterprise London School of Economics) and Center for Development Economic, Delhi School of Economics.

He has extensive experience of working with the communities in the poorest areas, especially in

Jharkhand, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Orissa and Uttar Pradesh.


Mr. Paul JansenED, Fleet ForumNetherlands

Paul Jansen has worked in the mail delivery and transport sector for 21 years. During this time he

was responsible for managing different parts of the Dutch Postal company, now Post NL, as well

as for TNT Express. For many years he was responsible for large operational units, and has also managed Sales, Customer Service, Marketing and Process Engineering departments.

Paul has been dedicated to organisational change since the day he started working at the Dutch

Postal company in 1989. As a management trainee, he joined the company during its transformative

years from a state-run enterprise to a commercially listed company. In his roles at TNT Express Benelux, Paul worked on operational change with a clear focus and strong vision on people,

customers, profit and the planet. In January 2011, Paul joined Fleet Forum as its Executive Director supporting sustainable transport management in low and middle income countries.

Safe Driving: Safe City - Mr. Paul Jansen, ED, Fleet Forum, Netherlands

90% of accidents are caused by human errors. Drivers are therefore important to focus on in road

safety programmes. Based on assessments conducted by several organisations, in collaboration

with Fleet Forum, it was found that that majority of drivers were good in driving skill but very low

in the knowledge of basic traffic signs and signals. Besides at least 25% of the drivers did not meet the normal vision and are in bad physical condition. Use of alcohol, bad nutrition habits and lack of keeping themselves fit are the cause of that. Organisations play an instrumental role in improving the safe driving behaviour of drivers. Training on safety rules and driving skills, periodic physical

and mental health checks and nutrition counselling. But even more important, creating the right

environment. Recognising and rewarding good driving behaviour, prevent time pressure on drivers,

have management act as role models. It is all part of a road safety culture within an organisation.

Where people want to excel in good road safety behaviour. I will look into methods to realise this

safety culture and show what the (financial) benefits are.


Dr. Dinesh Mohan, PhDDistinguished Professor, Shiv Nadar University &Honorary Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Dinesh Mohan is Distinguished Professor, Shiv Nadar University, & Guest Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. He was formerly Volvo Chair Professor for Biomechanics and

Transportation Safety at the Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Programme of the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. DM obtained his BTech in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, followed by a Masters degree in Mechanical and Aerospace

Engineering from the University of Delaware and then a PhD in Biomechanics from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Recipient of: Distinguished Alumnus Award of Indian Institute of Technology

Bombay, Distinguished Career Award, University of Delaware, USA, the American Public Health Association International Distinguished Career Award, the Bertil Aldman Award of the International

Council on Biomechanics of Impacts, the Association for Advancement of Automotive Medicine’s

Award of Merit and the International Association for Accident & Traffic Medicine’s International Award and Medal for outstanding achievement in traffic safety.

About the Topic: Many years after the National Urban Transport Policy was announced by the central government, the problems identified in it remain the same, or have worsened. Land use planning has not enabled the lower-income groups to live closer to work, road use is more dominated by

private vehicles, and there is little money to improve facilities for pedestrians and bicyclists. Though

much of the basic data on urban transport in India is unreliable, there is enough to show that the

challenge is to keep the share of non-personal transport at 70% as incomes increase in our cities. For

this, walking and bicycling have to be made safer and public transport more attractive by making

it readily available.


Ms. Catalina GarciaGlobal Director

Social Marketing and Social Norms

Over 20 years of experience in multi-national organizations, in country, region and global projects

roles in the consumer goods, mining, technology, petrochemical industries (AB InBev, SABMiller, Cerrejon - BHP Billiton-Xtrata coal mine, IBM, Dow Chemical), and PR & Communications consultancy (Llorente & Cuenca).

Catalina’s track record of achievements in communications, institutional relations, sustainability

and corporate affairs, and commitment to improving the lives of customers & communities while driving businesses value, has led her to implement successful regional projects that became global

practices. She has built high-performance, multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary teams and managed challenges for the business on regulations, trade restrictions, reputation, social and environmental

issues.

She has a broad international experience and knowledge of the Latin America region, and an extended network of stakeholders, including government officials, authorities, associations, NGOs media and multilateral organizations.

Her expertise in communications and sustainability has launched her to be keynote speaker and

panelist at forums such as: the SROI (Social Return of Investment) Conference Milan- Italy, US Chamber of Commerce Foundation Women´s Path to Empowerment series, the Symposium on Inclusive Growth at Harvard University, UN Global Compact Latam, Marcus Evans Corporate Comms Conference.

Prior to joining SABMiller Latam, she was the Director of Bavaria (SABMiller subsidiary) Foundation, the largest foundation in Colombia.


Dr. Himanshu GargHoD

Respiratory Critical Care

Artemis Hospital

He has a vast experience in whole range of Respiratory, Critical care & Sleep disorders like Asthma, COPD, Tuberculosis, Pneumonia, Sleep Apnea, Respiratory failure sepsis etc.He has been extensively trained in India and Australia. He was responsible for setting up the Respiratory & Sleep Medicine Department at Medanta- The Medicity. He is the founder of South East Asian Academy of Sleep Medicine. He is currently at available at Artemis Hospitals for consultation.

He was awarded with the Best Research Award and the Young Scientists Award by National College of Chest Physicians and Indian Chest Society, 2002.


Mr. Anuj SharmaGreen Highways Division

NHAI, MoRTH,

Govt. of India

Anuj Sharma is an environment and sustainable development sector professional with more than seven years of experience. After completing his post-graduation from Indian Institute of Forest

Management, he started his career with MP Forest Department as Manager Project & Planning wherein he worked in the area of ecotourism and participatory forest management. He has also

worked as Vice President in a start-up company in the bamboo sector and has closely worked with

farmers in the Narmada River Watershed area for promoting bamboo plantations.

He is currently working as Joint Advisor (Green Highways) in National Highways Authority of India and overseeing the implementation of Green Highways Program of the Ministry of Road Transport

& Highways, Govt. of India.

In last seven years he has handled diversified projects in natural resource management, agroforestry, climate change, sustainable infrastructure and livelihood development.


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Figure 1 Signing of MoU with Mobike

Figure 3 Inaugral Session

Figure 5: Panel Discussion on “Health and Safety”

Figure 2 Signinig of the MoU with AbInBev

Figure 4 Panel Discussion on “Accessibility and Affordability

Figure 6: Launch of white paper of ‘Transformation of Najafgarh Basin’

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